Things will go on, and then one day it will all be over. Amour is a staggering, highly intelligent and astonishingly performed work. A favorite of cannes viewers from the moment it debuted. For a film in which a husband murders his wife, amour has been shown a lot of love.
Michael hanekes amour wins palme dor at 2012 cannes. Michael hanekes new film, a study of the effects of ageing and dementia on a blissful married couple, is intelligent filmmaking of the. Anyone who has ever served as a highintensity caregiver will feel as if haneke has been around hiding in a closet or lurking outside a window. From the gutwrenching, stepbystep chronology of the raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad to seafaring cultists practicing scientologylike rituals in the wake of world war ii to the 16th president twisting arms over the passing of the th amendment, the best films of 2012 brought history to life with an extraordinary scrupulousness that still left room for vivid artistic. The details of the soundtrack album for michael hanekes critically praised drama amour have been announced. Amour is definitely a good film, but im judging this on the scale of hanekes previous films where it just doesnt stand up. Among so many other things, this is a film about loyalty and being true to your word right to the very end.
Notice agerestricted video based on community guidelines. Michael haneke investigates agesold issues in amour. Michael haneke just when i thought michael haneke could surprise me no more, he comes along with a film like this. Old age isnt for sissies, and neither is this film. Linklaters reference to oscarwinning 2012 french film amour feels like its somewhat in jest. We and our partners use your information collected through cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience on our site, analyse. It would not be appropriate to depend on others interpretation for such films. I just saw the film, and my interpretation of the ending is that georges is dead at the end of the film. Love is a 2012 frenchlanguage romantic tragedy film written. At his provocative best, though in his brilliant, gorgeous 2009 film the white ribbon, a study of the roots of fascism in domestic tyranny, and now in amour haneke implicates us in the full. The master is a 2012 american psychological drama film written, directed, and coproduced by paul thomas anderson and starring joaquin phoenix, philip seymour hoffman and amy adams.
Trintignant and riva courageously take on these roles, which strip aside all the glamor of their long careers he starred in a man and a woman, she most famously in hiroshima, mon amour. Once again, michael haneke gives us a story about georges and anne, the bourgeois couple that, in various incarnations, has populated his films since the 1980s. With towering performances and an unflinching script from michael haneke, amour represents an honest, heartwrenching depiction of deep love and responsibility. Michael hanekes palme dorwinning film amour will strike some as brutal. Sep 20, 2012 amour was the final chapter in my quest to see every film nominated for best picture this year. It recently swept the top categories of the european film awards, claiming prizes for the film, the director and its two lead performances, and the. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, anne and georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives. Anne suffers a stroke that paralyses the right side. Mit liebe ist michael haneke erneut ein unglaublicher film gegluckt.
Among so many other things, this is a film about loyalty and being true to your word. It makes some really odd choices, but overall writerdirector michael haneke knows exactly where hes putting the camera and why, and every shot on the screen oozes purpose. From one of, if not the greatest director working today michael haneke. The opening shot of michael hanekes amour shows firemen breaking into an elegant apartment in paris. I thought that he died in the apartment while lying on that little bed in the spare room, not of carbon monoxide poisoning, but simply of old age. That was why he sealed her room and possibly his study as well to keep th. Its still depressing on its second and third viewing. A viewer may want to watch amour, because it is a work of art. While many films often have the word love in the title, few filmmakers are as bold or.
May 27, 2012 michael hanekes quiet and emotional amour has won the palme dor at the 2012 cannes film festival, the cannes jury announced on sunday. Old age aint no place for sissies, bette davis is said to have said, and the longer age lasts, the less of a sissy you can be. The film, which won the palme dor at cannes, follows an elderly couple, georges trintignant and anne emmanuelle riva, as. What richard linklaters fourth before movie could look like. An elegant elderly couple faces the ultimate challenge in austrian auteur michael hanekes carefully controlled, emotionally devastating amour. May 27, 2012 michael haneke has won his second palme dor in just four years, as his new film amour led the winners of the 2012 cannes film festival the film, which stars isabelle huppert, jeanlouis. Anne, the wife in the elderly couple around which the story revolves, has. The soundtrack will be released overseas on september 21, 2012 and in the us on october 12 by virgin classics. Michael haneke has won his second palme dor in just four years, as his new film amour led the winners of the 2012 cannes film festival the film, which stars isabelle huppert, jeanlouis. It is the kind of movie that demands analysis over and over for its dense symbolism and wonderful structure. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. Dec 11, 2012 interpretaion du livre par louis hemons. One day, anne has a stroke, and the couples bond of love is severely tested.
Their daughter, also a musician, lives in britain with her family. The moment i began to spiral was during a scene about a third of the way through the film. Moving this page to amour 2012 film there is an interesting article by milosz paul rosinski in studies in french cinema 15. The director wants the audience to have their own interpretationsand these interpretations depends upon viewers own life experiences and.
Amour 2012 is austrian director michael hanekes 11th feature film and one would be hardpressed to think of another filmmaker whose output has been so consistently accomplished, so sharply challenging, so intellectually rigorous and so profound over such a long period of. What is your interpretation of the ending of the film amour. Amour is a film for filmmakers and is a film students dream. Amour is a devastating, highly intelligent and astonishingly performed work. Michael hanekes quiet and emotional amour has won the palme dor at the 2012 cannes film festival, the cannes jury announced on sunday. While many films often have the word love in the title, few filmmakers are as bold or perhaps foolish to have that loaded word used as the title for their film. Amour, michael haneke film analysis senses of cinema. Amour movie clip water running 2012 jeanlouis trintignant movie hd georges and anne are in their eighties. Amour 2012 retired music teachers georges jeanlouis trintignant and anne emmanuelle riva have spent their lives devoted to their careers and to each other. Amour, writerdirector michael hanekes twohourplus meditation on commitment, love and the areas where they dovetail and occasionally cancel each other out, is not for the faint of heart. We know nothing about who lives here, and are told nothing except in pantomime, as one fireman holds his nose.
It tells the story of freddie quell phoenix, a world war ii navy veteran struggling to adjust to a postwar society, who meets lancaster dodd hoffman, a leader of a religious movement known as the cause. Anne emmanuelle riva and georges jeanlouis trintignant even though amour has been released internationally under its french name, it is still a film titled love. Michael hanekes amour was awarded the top prize of the palme dor as many thought would happen for the cannes veteran director. Amour soundtrack from 2012, composed by various artists. Liebe originaltitel amour, festivaltitel love ist ein spielfilm des osterreichischen regisseurs. Released by emi in 2012 containing music from amour 2012. The album includes the classical music featured in the film performed by french pianist alexandre tharaud. I had the pleasure of watching this piece of art in and nice art house theatre in nyc as an assignment for school. Winner of the 2012 palme dor at the cannes film festival. I almost didnt make it through amour, which won the oscar for best foreign language film on sunday. For the 70yearold austrian, amour marks a new mood.
Michael hanekes amour wins palme dor at 2012 cannes film. The narrative focuses on an elderly couple, anne and georges, who are retired music teachers with a daughter who lives abroad. It was nominated for five oscars, including best actress for emmanuelle riva, and best foreign language film. Some of the other awards seemed to be less obvious, best director went to carlos reygadas for post tenebras lux and reality won grand prix. A film for which the jury at cannes gave him his 2nd palme dor in four years. With the ambiance set i was ready to view the gem of european cinema. The jury announced the winners at the lumiere theater sunday night for the 2012 cannes film festival. It was nominated for five oscars, including best actress for. I think that they broke down the door to the apartment because he had left the gas on and died of gas poisoning, while in the room just off the kitchen. What is your interpretation of the ending of the film. Love is a 2012 frenchlanguage romantic tragedy film written and directed by the austrian filmmaker michael haneke, starring jeanlouis trintignant, emmanuelle riva and isabelle huppert. With jeanlouis trintignant, emmanuelle riva, isabelle huppert, alexandre tharaud.
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